Epilepsy Ireland News

To mark International Epilepsy Day and highlight new research and developments in the field of epilepsy, Epilepsy Ireland and the RCSI joined forces on February 8th to organise the 2nd Epilepsy Research Explained public seminar held at the RCSI in Dublin.

Videos of all the talks are now on our YouTube page. Click on the speaker name to watch the video.

Keynote Speaker: Dr Tracy Dixon-Salazar, CURE
Dr Dixon-Salazar from the CURE organisation in the US discussed her own inspirational personal story and explained in plain English how genetic testing and personalised medicine may well hold the key to finding epilepsy cures in the future.

Richard Corbridge, HSE Chief Information Officer
Richard Corbridge, HSE's Chief Information Officer discusses recent and upcoming e-health developments in Ireland including the HSE's Epilepsy Lighthouse project, which will see major investment in the Epilepsy Patient Record and the introduction of targeted genetic testing in a clinical context.